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Heaven Bound Balloons

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[Intro]
C     Am   G Am
[Verse 1]
I Gsaw them Csittin' with their legs crossed in the backyard
The kids had Ammagic markers writin' Gon balAmloons
They Glet one Cgo and watched it sail above the treetops
So I Amwent outside to see what Gthey were doAmin'
[Pre-Chorus]
GThey said, "FDaddy, we been sendin' notes to GGrandpa"
I just Fsmiled sat down and said, "Mind if I Gjoin y'all?"
[Chorus]
We wrote, "We Fmiss you and we love you"
Told him Gthings are great down here
We spelled it Fout and sent it up
And we Gwatched it disapAmpear
SomeGtimes I Fguess you gotta see it to beGlieve it
'Cause right then I knew those Amblue sky prayers were Ggettin' Fthrough
We let Amgo of those heaven Gbound balCloons
[Verse 2]
BeGfore we Cknew I swear we'd made at least a dozen
One for Ameveryone we wished were Ghere but Amwasn't
GThere was a Fred one for our Labrador named GRio
And a Fblue one to Ms. Ruth who used to Glive just down the road
[Chorus]
We wrote, "We Fmiss you and we love you"
Told him Gthings are great down here
We spelled it Fout and sent it up
And we Gwatched it disapAmpear
SomeGtimes I Fguess you gotta see it to beGlieve it
'Cause right then I knew those Amblue sky prayers were Ggettin' Fthrough
We let Amgo of those heaven Gbound balCloons
Whoa-oh-AmohG  F  
Whoa-oh-AmohG  F  
GWhoa-oh-AmohG  F  G  
[Bridge]
Yeah, I Fknow that I'll be sittin' up there Gsomeday
Don't forFget to send a couple of 'em Gmy way
[Chorus]
Say, "We miss Fyou and we love you"
Tell me Gthings are great down here
Just spell it Fout and send it up
And Gwatch it disapAmpear
SomeGtimes I Fguess you gotta see it to beGlieve it
'Cause right then I knew those Amblue sky prayers were Ggettin' Fthrough
We let Amgo of those heaven Gbound balFloons
Let Amgo of those heaven Gbound balCloons
Whoa-oh-AmohG  C  
[Outro]
    Am    G      Cx2

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Heaven Bound Balloons

by Granger Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am G Am

[Verse 1]

G C

I saw them sittin' with their legs crossed in the backyard

Am G Am

The kids had magic markers writin' on balloons

G C

They let one go and watched it sail above the treetops

Am G Am

So I went outside to see what they were doin'

[Pre-Chorus]

G F G

They said, "Daddy, we been sendin' notes to Grandpa"

F G

I just smiled sat down and said, "Mind if I join y'all?"

[Chorus]

We wrote, "We miss you and we love you"

Told him things are great down here

We spelled it out and sent it up

G Am

And we watched it disappear

G F G

Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it

Am G F

'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through

Am G C

We let go of those heaven bound balloons

[Verse 2]

G C

Before we knew I swear we'd made at least a dozen

Am G Am

One for everyone we wished were here but wasn't

G F G

There was a red one for our Labrador named Rio

F G

And a blue one to Ms. Ruth who used to live just down the road

[Chorus]

We wrote, "We miss you and we love you"

Told him things are great down here

We spelled it out and sent it up

G Am

And we watched it disappear

G F G

Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it

Am G F

'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through

Am G C

We let go of those heaven bound balloons

Am G F

Whoa-oh-oh

Am G F

Whoa-oh-oh

G Am G F G

Whoa-oh-oh

[Bridge]

F G

Yeah, I know that I'll be sittin' up there someday

F G

Don't forget to send a couple of 'em my way

[Chorus]

Say, "We miss you and we love you"

Tell me things are great down here

Just spell it out and send it up

G Am

And watch it disappear

G F G

Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it

Am G F

'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through

Am G F

We let go of those heaven bound balloons

Am G C

Let go of those heaven bound balloons

Am G C

Whoa-oh-oh

[Outro]

Am G C

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